just as an example: Chelsea fans will say Man U are divers when they got Drogba on their team, Man u call Chelsea divers when they got C. Ronaldo.
there are divers on every team
2007-02-21 09:29:28 · 4 answers · asked by johnnyDRAMA 5 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
i hate diving even on my own team ,it's cheating and i go mad when ronaldo does it (and i support utd)
2007-02-21 09:40:57 · answer #1 · answered by Tina S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One reason is because it is an insult, To call a footballer a diver is an insult to him. So if i don't like Man U i am going to say ronaldo takes dives. He has dove before and so that is an easy insult. But many players dive, all the time. Drogba gets called a diver because many people don't like Chelsea now. And it is an easy insult as well. They are 2 famous footballers. If you watch and EPL game say, tottenham v fulham(2 random clubs off top of head) you will see dives. But the players/teams are not as famous and no one is looking to insult either of those teams(in general)
I think another is because the majority of blatant dives happen in the area. And I hate to see Man U score on a pk that was not a foul. Just as i assume anyone would hate to see a rival club or opponent "earn" a penalty on a dive. It is infuriating. So when a dive is done in the area, earns a pk and a goal, that is memorable for the opponent. And they will label him right there as a diver.
side note: I almost broke my tv a few weeks ago wen ronaldo went down (dove) in the box vs tottenham. Then he kinda shook his head and smiled about it. AAARRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!
2007-02-21 17:54:35 · answer #2 · answered by mitchellinho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cant have everything I guess, there will always be divers. You shouldve seen Chelsea - Porto today, Porto players were diving even better than C. Ronaldo + Drogba and the ref was shooting yellow cards out of his as*.
2007-02-21 17:34:34 · answer #3 · answered by Ronax3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a physcological thing really....Most people need to put down someone else, be it a team or an individual, in order to feel superior or better...
Diving in soccer is rampant...everyone does it and to label a couple of players in the entire soccer world is completely and utterly absurd...
2007-02-21 23:39:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋